Common Lit.

My Common Place Book

  • 21st November
    2011
  • 21

First Witch

    All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis!

Second Witch

    All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!

Third Witch

    All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!

Macbeth, William Shakespeare, Act1.Scene3 (48-50)

The three witch foretell Macbeth’s future to him and meddle in his life as he knows it. Their involvement will forever change Macbeth’s life and his outlook at it. Before meeting these witches his is a simple man who would do anything for his country and king. After getting this prediction we see that he does a complete about face in order to gain power which he know sees as rightfully his. Edward II also deals with king of power struggle as he deals with the fact that he must give up his crown and with that his power, which he believes is rightfully his because of God.